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10th anniversary giveaway: week 4
Submitted on June 17, 2013
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Welcome to the fourth week of EffectsDatabase's 10th anniversary giveaway!
Last week's winners have been announced and contacted, but since I didn't hear back from all of them yet, I can't say who gets what yet.
- jsetov (forum, ???)
- Conrado Ruggieri (Facebook, Brazil)
- Chad Taggard (forum (cheapbasslovin), USA)
- Nicolas Auvinet (forum (nohaybanda), France?)
- Sören Manzel (forum (Corvi), Germany?)
- Sean Booth (Facebook, USA)
There are 2 ways to enter for 2 changes to win:
- Chance 1:
- Like the Facebook pages of EffectsDatabase and the brands in this week's giveaway (you can already do that here for the other weeks as well).
- Share this week's image on EffectsDatabase's Facebook page
- Chance 2 (since not everyone has Facebook, but this is a 2nd chance if you do):
- Make a post in this week's thread in the forum under giveaways.
On Saturday (June 22) all entries will be put into 1 list and 6 (random) winners will be picked. 1st winner gets 1st choice, 2nd winner gets 2nd choice etc.
If I don't hear back from a winner in 48 hours I let the winners who responded choose already (probably on Tuesday), so make sure to read your private messages or to check the list of winners!
Good luck!!!
Effects Database 10th anniv. giveaway: week 4 | ||||
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| Smallsound/Bigsound Mini Fuck Overdrive A slimmed down version of the Fuck Overdrive. | Wallace Amplification Fuzz Ace One of the first boutique Fuzz Face clones (since more than 20 years!) | Dwarfcraft Devices SheFuzz previously called "Shiva" for several years, but Bogner might make a Shiva pedal in the future... | Arts In Bloodshed Killer Croc A distortion fuzz with 3 band EQ and dynamics knob + builtin feedbacker. Also included are a free AIB t-shirt, a plectrum, several stickers and a leatherface pin. | Yellowcake Pedals Furry Burrito An overdrive/fuzzy-ish type pedal. |
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| new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | ||
| Stanley-FX Bluesman A low to medium gain drive effect offering a boost that will drive an amplifier into a blues type of valve breakup. | ||||
Weekly overview (2013, week 24): 6 new brands and 28 new pedals
Submitted on June 17, 2013
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6 new brands
- Acid Age Electronics
- Crust Pedals
- Jesse Davey (King Tone Guitar)
- Mach Analog Tone
- Miller Custom
- Puzzle Pedals
28 new effects
- (unknown, USSR, Latvia?) Viola
- Aleks K Production Hot Ice - Sweet Distortion
- Asama DS-8 Drum Synce
- Buffalo FX Rams Head - NOS BC239c
- Crimsontone Nero - Overdrive
- Flux Effects Liquid Tremolo
- FuzzHugger(fx) Squelch Master
- FuzzHugger(fx) Velcrobot
- Holowon Amp Drive
- Holowon Atom Filter
- Holowon Control Box
- Holowon Faygun - Fuzz
- Holowon Glow Bar
- Holowon Photo Hammer
- Holowon Pulse Coil
- Holowon Rubber Magnet
- Holowon Solvent Blender
- Holowon Tape Soup - True Pitch Shifting Vibe
- Holowon Thermal Wave
- Infanem Improbability Drive
- Loud Button Electronics Balls Deep - Clean Shaven Overdrive
- Mach Morph - Triangle / Rams Head Big Muff
- Mach Seagull - Clean Buffer
- Miller Custom Volume Pedal
- Noel Pedals Cornet - Sovtek Big Muff
- Prophecysound Pi-Phase
- Prune Works King Rasp
- Xotic SL Drive
You can find the overviews of the previous weeks here
10th anniversary giveaway: week 3
Submitted on June 10, 2013
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Welcome to the third week of EffectsDatabase's 10th anniversary giveaway!
Last week's winners have been announced and contacted, but since I didn't hear back from all of them yet, I can't say who gets what yet.
- Albert Smit (Netherlands, Facebook)
- Nathan Barker (USA, Facebook)
- JohnnyCNote (USA, forum)
- Nico Meijer (Netherlands, Facebook)
- Jony Rods (?, Facebook)
- NMB / Nils Bryant (USA , forum)
There are 2 ways to enter for 2 changes to win:
- Chance 1:
- Like the Facebook pages of EffectsDatabase and the brands in this week's giveaway (you can already do that here for the other weeks as well).
- Share this week's image on EffectsDatabase's Facebook page
- Chance 2 (since not everyone has Facebook, but this is a 2nd chance if you do):
- Make a post in this week's thread in the forum under giveaways.
On Saturday (June 15) all entries will be put into 1 list and 6 (random) winners will be picked. 1st winner gets 1st choice, 2nd winner gets 2nd choice etc.
If I don't hear back from a winner in 48 hours I let the winners who responded choose already (probably on Tuesday), so make sure to read your private messages or to check the list of winners!
Good luck!!!
Effects Database 10th anniv. giveaway: week 3 | ||||
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| Rainger FX Air Traffic Controller An overdrive with a unique synthy edge! | Greenhouse Effects Middleman A great booster with Mid Control! | Stone Deaf FX PDF-1 Parametric Distortion Based on the Maestro Parametric Filter. Used by QOTSA! | Nick Greer Amplification Tone Smuggler A very amp-style transparent overdrive. | Stanley-FX Classic Overdrive Based on the TS-808 Tubescreamer. |
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| new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | ||
| Somo Pedals Volume Box A passive volume control, a simple but useful tool! | ||||
[review] TC Electronic Flashback Delay and Looper (by Bieke)
Submitted on June 6, 2013
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I have been a pretty much a Boss end EHX delay addict forever, I have also been using Line6 delay modelers for many years, but always reverted to my old Boss and EHX habit.
In the past few years, we have witnessed the release of quite a few smart multi-mode delay pedals, some pricey, some affordable, some ideal for the knob twiddling tweakers, some targeted towards the preset players ...
TC Electronic, a company that certainly has its merits in the world of delay – succeeded in making a digital multi-mode delay in a compact pedal, with huge functionality and packed with useful features, that is easy to use, and still has an attractive pricetag.
The looks
TC took the less is more approach for this pedal. It’s all so clever and functional, with only 4 controls, feedback and delay on the top row and level and mode selector, black knobs with white markers, a 3-way mini toggle for delay repeats, white labeling, no frills, plain, stereo inputs, stereo outputs as well. Has a 9V DC adapter plug, USB port and a true bypass switch.
The Specs
The TC Flashback delay has 9 different delay modes, can get delay from 20msecs up to 6 seconds delay time, stereo in- and outputs, stereo panning, a 40 second looper (20 seconds in stereo mode). And it comes with the innovative Toneprint feature, which allows to upload software upgrades, or over 60 different Toneprint artist signature delay presets that can be downloaded for free.
Buffered or true-bypass, easy access battery compartment, and there are also 2 dipswitches inside, one to switch from true bypass mode to buffered bypass (allowing delay trails when you switch of the effect). The other switch mutes the dry signal for using the effect in a parallel signal chain.
And finally, an easy to use clever tap tempo function, hold down the switch and hit a couple of short notes that suit your tempo and release. Simple and efficient.
The Flashback also has one more cool option just not seen on so many other delays : a mini toggle to select delay repeats from 1/4 notes, to dotted 1/8th notes or a combination thereof. This enables you to to play both 1/4, 1/8 or both note timing repeats, great for achieving that multiple rhythmic delay sound.
10th anniversary giveaway: week 2
Submitted on June 3, 2013
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Welcome to the second week of EffectsDatabase's 10th anniversary giveaway!
Last week's winners have been announced and contacted, because they could choose even the 6th winner has his 2nd choice pedal (and all pedals were also at least 2nd on 1 winner's list!)
- Kiran Evans (from New Zealand, Facebook entry) wins a EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport SR (his 1st choice)
- Adam Tindell (from the USA, Facebook entry) wins a The Juliet Collective Candy Shop series Orange Cream (his 2nd choice)
- Konstantin Bortnikov (from Russia, forum entry) wins a One Control BJF Buffer (his 2nd choice)
- Ian Wijnen (from Belgium, Facebook entry) wins a Maritime Analog Pistol Slapper (his 1st choice!)
- Manuel Cordero Rodríguez (from Spain, forum entry) wins a Pedalenclosures Dragonfly's Sparkle Boost (his 4th choice)
- Gary Healy (from Ireland, Facebook entry) wins a Shoe Pedals Robert Fuzz (his 2nd choice!)
There are 2 ways to enter for 2 changes to win:
- Chance 1:
- Like the Facebook pages of EffectsDatabase and the brands in this week's giveaway (you can already do that here for the other weeks as well).
- Share this week's image on EffectsDatabase's Facebook page
- Chance 2 (since not everyone has Facebook, but this is a 2nd chance if you do):
- Make a post in this week's thread in the forum under giveaways.
On Saturday (June 8th) all entries will be put into 1 list and 6 (random) winners will be picked. 1st winner gets 1st choice, 2nd winner gets 2nd choice etc.
If I don't hear back from a winner in 48 hours I let the winners who responded choose already, so make sure to read your private messages or to check the list of winners!
Good luck!!!
Effects Database 10th anniv. giveaway: week 2 | ||||
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| MI Effects Cross Over Distortion A touch sensitive tube-like overdrive that cleans up with your volume knob. | Mojo Hand FX Zephyr A fuzz based on the Sam Ash Fuzz/AstroTone Fuzz used by the late Tommy Bolin... | Mad Professor "1" A combined distortion/reverb pedal designed to provide the sought-after “brown sound” of late ’70s/early ’80s guitar | Sean Ryan Custom F.E.D. (Far End Device) 3 buffered outputs for up to 3 amps plus a built in 2.5 Watt power amp to run headphones or a speaker cab. | MBS Efectos HummingVerb v2 Digital reverb with Classic, Hall and Shimmer modes. Made in Argentina! |
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| new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | ||
| Anarchy Audio Australia Esquilax A 3-Band Active Equalizer to refine and/or provide an alternative sound to your core base tone. | ||||
10th anniversary giveaway: week 1
Submitted on May 27, 2013
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Welcome to the second week of EffectsDatabase's 10th anniversary giveaway!
I have been overwhelmed by the support of a lot of manufacturers, so I had to split up the giveaway in 7 weekly giveaways of 6 pedals and 1 giveaway of a set of pedals (7 pedals + power supply).
There are 2 ways to enter for 2 changes to win:
- Chance 1:
- Like the Facebook pages of EffectsDatabase and the brands in this week's giveaway (you can already do that here for the other weeks as well).
- Share this week's image (it says "week 2"!) on EffectsDatabase's Facebook page
- Chance 2 (since not everyone has Facebook, but this is a 2nd chance if you do):
- Make a post in this week's thread in the forum under giveaways.
On Saturday (June 1st) all entries will be put into 1 list and 6 (random) winners will be picked. 1st winner gets 1st choice, 2nd winner gets 2nd choice etc.
If I don't hear back from a winner in 48 hours I let the winners who responded choose already, so make sure to read your private messages or to check the list of winners!
Good luck!!!
Effects Database 10th anniv. giveaway: week 1 | ||||
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| Earthquaker Devices Disaster Transport SR Advanced Modulated Delay and Reverb Machine | Maritime Analog Pistol Slapper Overdrive/Booster based on the extremely rare S. Hawk Hawk II Tonal Expander. | Juliet Collective Candy Shop series Orange Cream Parallel Distortion: versatile pedal with huge tone in a small package! | Pedal Enclosures DragonFly's Sparkle Boost JFET based booster designed by Andy Carrell (aka Dragonfly) | One Control BJF Buffer A buffer designed by Bjorn Juhl (BJFE, Mad Professor, Bearfoot FX) |
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| new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | ||
| Shoe Pedals Robert A very smooth fuzz/drive reminiscent of King Crimson's guitar sounds. | ||||
10 years of EffectsDatabase: HUUUUUUGE giveaway!
Submitted on May 20, 2013
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Around May 2003 I started a small site called "DiscoFreq's Envelope Filter site" that would eventually become "Effects Database". A 10th anniversary is a good reason to celebrate!
After posting about this on Facebook, several pedal builders offered to let you all join the party:
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| More? | More? | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! | new shirts available now, but only until June 27!!! |
[review] Hotone Audio Skyline series Blues (by Bieke)
Submitted on May 16, 2013
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Hotone Skyline Series Blues
Hotone Audio company was founded in November 2012 and is operating from Hong Kong. This young company claims however, that it has over 15 years of working experience in the digital audio field. Hotone also claims to do their own R&D, design, production and sales of their products of the highest quality. Hmmm. The proof is in the pudding.
[review] Hotone Audio Skyline series Fury (by Bieke)
Submitted on May 15, 2013
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Hotone Audio Skyline Fury
One of the latest fads in the pedal industry is the miniaturization of pedals, there are now quite a few companies and brands who offer nano sized pedals – usually in 1590A casing - that pack the same features and controls as the “big” pedals.
Hotone Audio is a newcomer to the world of effects, and they made a remarkable entrance with their Skyline series, a line of 8 adorable little pedals that – even though I walked straight past and did not notice – actually did not go unnoticed at the Frankfurt Musikmesse earlier this year...
[interview] Farndurk: Brian Cale
Submitted on May 8, 2013
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Here's FXDB's interview with Brian Cale of Farndurk.
Farndurk Custom Modular is run by Brian Cale, assisted by his wife Missi. They are located in Yuma, Arizona (USA) in what is known as the Great Sonoran Desert.
How did Farndurk start?
It actually started due to a very frustrating transaction with a crooked vendor regarding a hand made phase shifter. In my frustration, I began looking over the unit carefully, and decided that I could teach myself to construct something like it, that way I wouldn't have to deal with folks like him any longer. After some sniffing around on the internet I discovered a number of effects kit manufacturers. We selected one, and purchased a simple booster kit, and it was so easy for me to learn the basics and construct it that I was encouraged by my success, and we ordered another one which I heavily modified.
Inspired by what seemed to be the idea that I had a "knack" for electronics, we decided to try a few more kits, which again I heavily modified into creating nice successful builds. I've been a fabricator and metalworker most of my life, so I combined those skills and experiences with my self taught computer skills and my newfound ability for electronic circuit design. The combination proved to be noteworthy and fruitful, so we went out on a limb and spent our entire savings on a dozen pedal kits and a bunch of parts.
With those kits and parts I began to design very unique looking enclosures, as well as increased my understanding of audio electronics. After exhausting those twelve kits, using them to further refine some of my ideas, we sold them on Ebay with relative ease. The basic form and aesthetics of those pedals was beginning to form an ethos, it was obvious to me that a brand was emerging from these efforts. We spent the money we made from those ebay sales on purchasing our first lot of components to construct uniquely designed guitar pedals. Soon the form and aesthetics were solidified, and the construction methods were beginning to take solid shape as well.
I then began to ween myself from kit pcbs and started to design my own highly unique audio processing circuits using a CAD program that I taught myself to use. Things were beginning to really take shape at that point, and in 2008 we were building and selling guitar pedals in earnest. A parallel situation at the time was I had injured my spine at some point along the way in the early 2000s causing an inoperable spinal injury that heavily affected my professional life. We had owned and operated an industrial equipment warranty and repair business since 1994 and it was becoming clear that I was unable to continue working in that field. I knew I would have to figure out some other method of creating means to feed my family and pay my mounting medical bills. Missi and I are not the type of people that wish to sit back and allow our Government to support us, especially when we can still figure out a way to feed ourselves. The idea of using Farndurk as our means started to take shape. It was actually a terrifying notion, with theeconomy having just tipped upside down nearly everything was an uncertainty. But I had to do something, because the repair shop gig was not working out with my increasing physical limitations.
As Farndurk began to grow even further, we converted our driveway into a fully enclosed electronics and metalworking shop. We enclosed our driveway creating a very capable workspace, doing all of the construction ourselves. I took it upon myself to learn how to design and construct a website, and in August of 2008 Farndurk was officially on-line. It had solidified as a brand.
By 2009 two paths crossed. In spite of a crappy economy Farndurk had become very solid, and at the same time my spinal injury was making my duties at our brick and mortar repair shop impossible to perform. The message was becoming clear, very clear. Missi and I talked it over a number of times, and finally decided to have confidence in our ability to adapt. We decided to make some very big changes in our lives. We elected to take the leap and sell our industrial equipment repair business and make Farndurk our sole form of income. I was able to build audio processing gear at a shop we built at our home, I could work when my physical limits allowed it, and the work was of such a nature that I was able to do it, unlike the type of work the repair shop demanded of me. So we sold our repair business to a long time employee, and put 100% of our time and efforts into Farndurk and its development. We had to make a lot of hard core sacrifices, as well as accept a lifestyle that was a lesser thing than we were used to. We used the money made from selling our repair business to help carry us until Farndurk grew to the point it could stand on its own, and we also invested heavily into component inventory. After a time and a lot of very hard work, Farndurk was at last a full fledged here-to-stay custom audio processing module builder.
My most important inspiration came from the owner of General Guitar Gadgets, J.D. Sleep. We had purchased most of those first several kits from him, and over time he and I developed a nice friendly relationship. During a few telephone conversations he advised me of certain aspects of the pedal building industry, giving me certain insights that I would never have learned otherwise. I like to say that J.D. "taught me to fish". That notion borrows from the old adage of "give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime". J.D. taught me to fish.
